1956 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| Date | 7 January 1956 | ||
| Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 338 km (186 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Maserati 250F | |
| Time | 1:28.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 250F | ||
| Second | Ferrari 500/750S | ||
| Third | Ferrari 500/750S | ||
The 1956 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 7 January 1956.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 32min 23.1sec |
| 2 | 4 |  Tony Gaze |
Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl | 100 | + 43.6 s |
| 3 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl | 99 | + 1 Lap | |
| 4 | 2 | Leslie Marr |
Connaught B Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 99 | + 1 Lap |
| 5 | 6 | Reg Parnell |
Cooper T38 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 98 | + 2 Laps |
| 6 |  Ron Roycroft |
Bugatti Type 35A / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | |||
| 7 | Syd Jensen |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl | |||
| 8 | 22 | Tom Clark |
Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | ||
| 9 | Frank Kleinig |
Porsche Spyder 550 / Porsche 1498cc 4cyl | |||
| 10 | Reg McCutcheon |
Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl | |||
| 11 | Frank Shuter |
Cadillac Special / Cadillac 5200cc V8 | |||
| 12 | Frank Zambucka |
Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c | |||
| 13 | Arnold Stafford |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl | |||
| 14 | John McMillan |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | |||
| 15 | Des McDonagh |
Thomas-Mercury / Mercury 4100cc V8 | |||
| Ret | Rob Hugill |
Cooper Mk VIII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Retired | ||
| Ret | 15 | Ron Frost |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl | Retired | |
| Ret | David McKay |
Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl | Retired | ||
| Ret | Tom Sulman |
Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl | Retired | ||
| Ret | Morrie Stanton |
Stanton Special / de Havilland 6124cc 4cyl | Retired | ||
| Ret | 20 | Ross Jensen |
Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 15 | Crankshaft |
| Ret | Fred Crowther |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 7 | Retired | |
| Ret | Lionel Bulcraig |
Northland Special / Mercury 4100cc V8 | 5 | Engine | |
| Ret | Alec Mildren |
Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 0 | Head Gasket | |
| DNS | Jack Brabham |
Cooper T40 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 0 | Gearbox | |
| DNQ | George Smith |
GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4071cc V8 | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Roly Crowther |
Maserati 6CM / Maserati 1493cc 6cyl s/c | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Harley Beckett |
Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Allan Freeman |
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Len Gilbert |
Cooper Mk VI / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Gordon Brown |
Buckler Mk VI / Ford 1172cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Ronnie Moore |
Cooper Mk V / Vincent 998c V2 | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Les Moore |
Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Snow Petersen |
Cooper Mk IV / JAP 497cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Bruce Wood |
Staride 52 / JAP 497cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Terry Nixon |
Cooper Mk VIII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Ted Bristed |
Triumph TR2 / Standard 2088cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Bruce Webster |
Cooper Mk VII / JAP 497cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNQ | Ray Drew |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did Not Start | ||
| DNA | Dave Caldwell |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | Stan Jones |
Maybach Special / Maybach 4640cc 6cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | Paul England |
Ausca / Holden 2350cc 6cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | George Palmer |
Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | John Seabrook |
Austin-Healey 100M / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | Phil Neill |
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | Bruce McLaren |
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| DNA | Ray Archibald |
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Did Not Arrive | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Notes
- Fastest lap: Stirling Moss : 1:28.0
References
- ↑ "Third New Zealand International Grand Prix 1956". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1956 |
Succeeded by 1957 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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